Douglas Groothuis

Between Life and Death

Ethics, Culture & Social Issues

“Dr. Butler has written a remarkable, unique, and timely book. Combining her medical expertise with biblical compassion and moral evaluation, she lucidly explains what we need to know about life-and-death medical situations. She does not offer vague advice, but grounds her counsel in medical facts, legal realities, spiritual principles, and real-life illustrations.”

Beyond the Contingent

History & Biography

“Kathleen Mulhern offers a well-written and deeply documented study of how the philosophy and theology of Blaise Pascal influenced certain later thinkers (the Pascalisants) in their response to the religious and scientific controversies of their day. In so doing, she provides deep insights not only into Pascal's worldview, but also concerning early modern European intellectual history (particularly Third Republic France), the philosophy of science, and the philosophy of religion. Readers interested in any or all of these areas will be ably rewarded by studying this valuable volume.”

C. S. Lewis's Dangerous Idea

Apologetics

“One mark of a great apologist is that the apologist's central arguments are reappropriated and refined profitably by later thinkers. One mark of an outstanding Christian philosopher is the ability to do such work in a manner that meets the contemporary demands of philosophical argument. Victor Reppert has accomplished this in this clear, cogent and pertinentdefense of the argument from reason. Consider it one more nail in the coffin of naturalism.”

Chance and the Sovereignty of God

Discipleship & Christian Education

“The prolific Dr. Poythress has gifted us with a unique and uniquely needed work that is both mathematically adept and theologically deep. I know of no other work that so thoroughly addresses the modern sense of chance in a deeply Reformed and philosophically oriented way.”

Dead to Sin, Alive to God

Christian Living

“Dead to Sin, Alive to God wisely offers essential truths for living in the grace and power of God through Jesus Christ. I highly recommend it to anyone who wants to learn about the liberation found in the Gospel.”

Doing Philosophy as a Christian

Philosophy

“In this unique and uniquely important book, Professor DeWeese carefully and winsomely develops a clear, deep and cogent approach to the practice of philosophizing as a Christian. In so doing, he demonstrates a rich knowledge of Scripture, analytic philosophy and the history of philosophy--a rare combination of intellectual virtue. Both students and professors of philosophy will benefit greatly from this astute and timely work, for which I have the highest admiration.”

Enjoying God

Theology

“The word ‘chance’ is often used, but little understood. Some even attribute causal and explanatory powers to chance (and even to nothingness). If chance (uncaused events) exists, then the God of the Bible does not. I am grateful that the new edition of Not a Chance puts the lie to erroneous notions about chance, and does so in a readable, well-researched, and compelling manner. In the process, the authors commend Christianity as the best explanation for our world of cause and effect and meaning.”

Expository Apologetics

Theology

“Any biblical apologetic must rely on the Bible itself for its content and its force. Expositing the Bible in clear and cogent theological categories is essential for apologetics. By learning and applying the truths of this book, Christians can become better prepared to give a defense of the hope that is within them.”

Finding Quiet

Counseling, Grief & Mental Health

“J. P. Moreland is not only a leading philosopher; he’s also a man who has seen sore affliction due to stress and anxiety. In light of his candid account of his recovery from two nervous breakdowns, J. P. explains how broken people can find peace and wholeness through counseling, meditation, prayer, and medication. As a philosopher, he makes a strong case for his positions. I found especially helpful his argument for Christians taking medications that help with depression and anxiety. But he is more than philosophical; he’s pastoral. He uses his experience and research to help mend wounded people. In this, he is like Jesus, who was given “a well-instructed tongue to know the word that sustains the weary” (Isaiah 50:4). This book will help me find some of the joy and serenity I’ve lost in recent years.”

Fulfilled Through Fear

Christian Living

“Although many do not understand this, fear is not always the wrong response in life. A holy and reverential fear of God, in fact, is needed for a godly and fulfilling life. This biblical, wise, and well written book by a veteran Christian minister and defender of the faith can do much to make us aware that the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom.”

Habits of the Mind

Christian Living

“Few contemporary evangelical writers have so profitably explored the meaning and implications of the Christian worldview and the Christian mind as has Jim Sire. Now his wise, well-informed, and witty work Habits of the Mind puts us even further in his debt. His profound ruminations on the nature, purpose, responsibilities, and feel of the Christian intellect delve deeply into Scripture and draw richly from history.”

Insanity

Philosophy

“Clear, compelling, and existentially compelling books on the theory of knowledge (epistemology) that rationally support Christian theism are too rare. Yet this is what Jonah Haddad offers us. I applaud this exceptional achievement.”

Leaving Dirt Place

Apologetics

“While humans speak of love, yearn for love, give love, receive love, and have their hearts broken (and break other hearts) by the manifold betrayals of love, the very fact of love is often unexplained or (worse yet) explained away by philosophies that cannot bear its bittersweet weight. Haddad, however, does not shrink from this daunting task, but rather marshals the theological and philosophical resources required to set forth a compelling case that only the Christian vision of existence can give love its proper meaning, value, and significance--even (or especially) amidst all the tears, blood, and fears of a world 'east of Eden.'”

Media, Journalism, and Communication

Discipleship & Christian Education

“Schuchardt admirably integrates the history and philosophy of technology with a rich understanding of Christianity. With McLuhan and Postman in one hand and the Bible and Christian history in the other, he offers a thoughtful and challenging perspective on journalism and media today.”

Neighboring Faiths

World Religions

“I commend Winfried Corduan for bringing out a third edition of this clear, thorough, and fair textbook on world religions. I have used the previous two editions for graduate courses and would use this one as well, given its multidimensional analysis of world religions from a Christian perspective. Bravo!”

Philosophy Made Slightly Less Difficult

Philosophy

“This book, written by two men who are both high-level philosophers and exemplary Christians, will serve to initiate neophytes into the significance, joys, and challenges of philosophy as well as offer journeymen philosophers (such as myself) a rich banquet of philosophical reflection. I applaud the inclusion of new chapters (on aesthetics and the philosophy of religion) to this edition.”

Philosophy, Who Needs It?

Philosophy

“This is an able and biblically grounded primer on how to think well about what matters most.”

Practicing Lament

Prayer & Spiritual Formation

“In this warmly written and well-researched book, Professor Eklund invites into the biblical practice of lament. In lament, we join our heartfelt cries with those of the psalmists, the Prophets, and with Jesus himself. As one who has learned the language of lament, I am thankful that this book teaches us how to lament as a healthy spiritual discipline. She also explains how lament helps us engage racial injustice and unrest as well as our global pandemic. This is both a timely and timeless treatment.”

Reasonable Faith

Apologetics

“William Lane Craig is both an absolutely topnotch, world-class scholar and a man with a warm heart for apologetics and evangelism. This astute book combines both passions. It gives rigorous and well-documented arguments which are aimed at producing a rational faith that can be commended and defended before the watching and waiting world. Bravo (for the third time)!”

Scientism and Secularism

Apologetics

“Scientism is a silent killer. Despite its name, it is neither scientific nor rational. Yet it attempts to kill our knowledge of God and the good life by claiming that the methods of science are sufficient for any knowledge we may need to know. J. P. Moreland, one of our greatest living philosophers, exposes scientism for what it is—a self-refuting and knowledge-stopping claim. This judgment in no way undermines real science, but rather encourages it. Once more, we are in Moreland’s debt.”